FA Cup
The glorified half of the domestic cup double and billed as the most prestigious domestic cup competition in football by… the English press. Winning the FA Cup is a matter of great prestige, and while you’ll see some teams fielding weakened sides in the cups, there’s not doubt that once again, for many clubs, this is the only outside chance of silverware. You can also watch the FA Cup live.
Also see: FA Cup Fixtures | FA Cup Statistics.
Chelsea v Stoke City – Preview – 7 March 2010
Chelsea looks to continue their FA Cup run with a quarterfinal match at Stamford Bridge against fellow EPL side Stoke City.
Chelsea v Stoke and Manchester City aftermath
Chelsea suffered defeat last time out in the Premier League for the first time at home this season as they were comprehensively beaten by Manchester City 4-2. Chelsea had taken the lead through Frank Lampard but poor defending and sub standard goalkeeping were to blame in the end as two goals a piece from Craig…
FA Respect – Are You Losing It?
The Football Association (FA) has recently launched a new campaign in its Respect program on March 3rd when England took on Egypt at Wembley. It is time that we all lend our support to what is a great campaign designed to reduce levels of anti-social behavior, both on and off the pitch. Whoever has played…
Portsmouth’s sad plight: When will clubs learn?
Portsmouth’s rapid descension from 2008 FA Cup Winners to Premier League cellar-dwellers has culminated in them being placed into administration. They are now certain to be playing Championship football next season with an inevitable nine-point deduction heading their way. It has been reported that part of the club’s misfortunes have come from winning the FA…
The FA Cup – A competition on the wane?
As the balls representing Wigan Athletic and Hull City were plucked out the hat signifying that the teams were to meet in The FA Cup third round, few were going to pretend to be filled with excitement at the prospective clash. Admittedly the tie was not ear-marked as one of the rounds more appealing games…
Soccerlens TV: Ancelotti’s Chelsea, Reyes and Bordeaux’s return to form
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show. In Episode 16, Andy looks back on the action in Europe and discusses how Ancelotti’s rotation and selection policies have kept Chelsea alive in the FA Cup as well. Whereas, their major rivals this season, Manchester United…
Fulham v Notts County – betting tips
Fulham v Notts County FA Cup 5th Round Sunday 14 February 2010 The only question here for punters is – how many goals will Fulham win by? Notts County may have a new owner but that’s not going to bump up their playing form. In fact, we reckon the tie should be over by half-time….
Villa to bounce back against Palace
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa FA Cup 5th Round Sunday 14 February 2010 Aston Villa will need to put the disappointment of a draw against 10-man Manchester United behind them and focus on progressing in the FA Cup. Palace will put up a fight but there’s just too much quality available for Martin O’Neill, who…
Bolton v Tottenham – another defeat for Spurs?
Bolton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup 5th Round Sunday 14 February 2010 A match where the form is way more important than league postions. Tottenham have been below par away from home and Wolves fans must have been wishing they could play Spurs every week. Bolton will be a good match for Spurs on…
Manchester City v Stoke City – Betting Tips
Manchester City v Stoke City FA Cup 5th Round Saturday 13th February 2010 Man City have won five of the last six meetings with Stoke. The Citizens are unbeaten in 20 competitive matches at Eastlands since April 2009, winning 17 of these. Carlos Tevez has scored six goals in his last four appearances at home…
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